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for the past four years, he was the general council of the pentagon, of the whole defense department. well today, republican congressman from texas went on a tv show called fox and friends and denounced jeh johnson's nomination out of that confirmation hearing, he called him a name. he called him a political hack. >> he has some great people out there that are apolitical, for example like our next guest, ray kelly, he didn't go there and vote for jeh johnson a lawyer. >> i'm sorry, you called him what? >> a lawyer. >> this guy is the president's lawyer, and i don't want to put a political hack in that position. >> actually he's the defense department general council. but you can call him a political hack. that's michael mccall, if you are the general council to the pentagon, that's the same thing as you being the president's lawyer. you're a political hack, who's obviously unqualified for a national security job. and maybe it does not matter in this case, maybe it does not affect congressman mccall's perspective that he appears to be the richer person in all of congress. once you know
for the past four years, he was the general council of the pentagon, of the whole defense department. well today, republican congressman from texas went on a tv show called fox and friends and denounced jeh johnson's nomination out of that confirmation hearing, he called him a name. he called him a political hack. >> he has some great people out there that are apolitical, for example like our next guest, ray kelly, he didn't go there and vote for jeh johnson a lawyer. >> i'm sorry,...
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a top-secret dossier as they walked down the hall of the pentagon. and you've got about a roomful of military people. so the students would've answered. it was an amazing experience. and the kids were just having a great time taking this to her soviets had targeted this during the cold war, thinking that we are the underground information bunker. and after that his there was a door for us to usher in the then defense secretary. he was warm and affable but your grandfather. and welcoming students into his office. and you allow the students to come to the desperate that is what he did, he said don't touch all those fronts, especially the red line. but he had a discussion with them. again, a policy discussion not a photo opportunity. he talked to them about strategy and what is your hardest problem. here is our hardest problem, how do you deal with yours. we took off his coat and he got comfortable and it is mailed from the capital of the white house and he stopped and did an amazing thing. there are military commanders and leaders that have a special m
a top-secret dossier as they walked down the hall of the pentagon. and you've got about a roomful of military people. so the students would've answered. it was an amazing experience. and the kids were just having a great time taking this to her soviets had targeted this during the cold war, thinking that we are the underground information bunker. and after that his there was a door for us to usher in the then defense secretary. he was warm and affable but your grandfather. and welcoming...
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one of the biggest to be affected will be the pentagon, an 11% budget cut every year. what that means, not only for government workers, but for defense contractors as well, lost jobs. more than 700,000 people forced to be furloughed one day a week. that's the equivalent of a 20% pay cut. but take a look at some of the other areas where you may see the sequester take effect. 750,000 jobs lost. overall, that's 902 million in reduced loans for small businesses that could have an effect nationwide. 1,000 fbi agents would go away. 600,000 people could lose wic, that's supplemental health for women and children. and more than 100,000 homeless people at risk of going back on the streets. not to mention tsa. we're hearing 9,000 tsa workers could get furloughed that could mean very long lines at the airports. mara. >> thanks. >>> tea party activists are blasting governor rick scott of florida for changing his mind on medicaid expansion. he said he will use president obama's health care act to provide medical coverage. scott opposed obama care as a, quote, job killer. scott now
one of the biggest to be affected will be the pentagon, an 11% budget cut every year. what that means, not only for government workers, but for defense contractors as well, lost jobs. more than 700,000 people forced to be furloughed one day a week. that's the equivalent of a 20% pay cut. but take a look at some of the other areas where you may see the sequester take effect. 750,000 jobs lost. overall, that's 902 million in reduced loans for small businesses that could have an effect nationwide....
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they have 103 different stem -- science, technologies, engineering and math -- programs within the pentagon alone. consolidating those would save $1.7 billion over the next ten years. these are programs that are not necessarily initiated by congress, by the way. so they do have the flexibility to make those changes. department of defense tuition assistance program totally duplicates our veterans tuition assistance program. so you can do in service have this access to tuition while in service and then have the identical tuition access afterwards and you can claim them both. there's nothing wrong with wanting togy an educational benefit to our troops, but we don't need to do it twice. that's a significant savings of $4.5 billion. alternative energy. we have a department of energy. their whole goal is to work on alternative energy and renewable energy and efficiency within energy. the department of defense is spending $700 million a year on research in alternative energy that totally duplicates everything we're doing everywhere else. so there's $00700 million that we should not be spending at
they have 103 different stem -- science, technologies, engineering and math -- programs within the pentagon alone. consolidating those would save $1.7 billion over the next ten years. these are programs that are not necessarily initiated by congress, by the way. so they do have the flexibility to make those changes. department of defense tuition assistance program totally duplicates our veterans tuition assistance program. so you can do in service have this access to tuition while in service...
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if the latest sexual misconduct incident in the military following a pentagon report estimating 26,000 service members may have been sexually assaulted just last year. >>> later today president obama will give what's being billed as a major speech on counterterrorism. he's expected to discuss the u.s. prison at guantanamo bay and the ongoing continuing war on terror. his remarks do be used to defend the drone program. tracie potts joins us now live from washington. >> reporter: the big picture is the central organization has been decimated, affiliates are bent on doing harm on the united states. today the president wants to lay out a new strategy for dealing with terrorism going forward and part of that as you noted is the controversial use of unmanned drones and in a brand new letter to congress, eric holder confirmed for the first time that drones have killed four americans abroad including one who was specifically targeted, al qaeda's anwar al aulaqi. the other three were not specifically targeted. this is the first time we heard from the administration how many americans have been
if the latest sexual misconduct incident in the military following a pentagon report estimating 26,000 service members may have been sexually assaulted just last year. >>> later today president obama will give what's being billed as a major speech on counterterrorism. he's expected to discuss the u.s. prison at guantanamo bay and the ongoing continuing war on terror. his remarks do be used to defend the drone program. tracie potts joins us now live from washington. >> reporter:...
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the aim is to reduce the number of assaults in the military which the pentagon estimates for last year at a possible 20,000 incidents. the controversial part of the bill would give them an avenue other than their own chain of command to prosecute them and that's where it's running into opposition. the senate votes today on a measure by kirsten gillibrand on how the military handles sexual assault cases. >> what we have today is zero accountability. >> reporter: 50 senators have signed on to support the gillibra gillibrand amendment. that's something some sexual assault survivors want. >> leebs these cases within the chain of command exacerbates the problem of repeat performance. >> there's a lot of pressure. >> reporter: a group of bipartisan opposers oppose it. we believe strongly that this would create a system that would actually be worse for victims and sig kif can'tly undermine the military and the justice system. it would take way their ability to overrule verdicts, require dishonorable discharge or dismissal for anyone convicted of a sexual assault, and creates a civilian board
the aim is to reduce the number of assaults in the military which the pentagon estimates for last year at a possible 20,000 incidents. the controversial part of the bill would give them an avenue other than their own chain of command to prosecute them and that's where it's running into opposition. the senate votes today on a measure by kirsten gillibrand on how the military handles sexual assault cases. >> what we have today is zero accountability. >> reporter: 50 senators have...
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host: if you do not cut from the pentagon, where does the money come from? guest: well, twofold when you try to balance the budget. i used to teach home economics. you can decrease spending or increase revenue. first and foremost, if we could put some revenue-enhancing opportunities for growth, and i'm not talking about tax increases, but getting jobs back, that would bring more revenue back into the country. something simple is to approve the keystone pipeline, which would provide more jobs. if we could provide more certainty for job creators, i know businesses would grow. he would hire. a part of that is to have certainty about our health care intem, which right now is major turmoil. employers do not know what to expect from the president's health care plan and their implications, so they are not hiring and they are laying off workers. if we could get that right, that would make a huge difference for our economy. the other thing is to spend wisely. budget,60% of the mandatory spending categories, and that is driving up the budget. it is time to be smart an
host: if you do not cut from the pentagon, where does the money come from? guest: well, twofold when you try to balance the budget. i used to teach home economics. you can decrease spending or increase revenue. first and foremost, if we could put some revenue-enhancing opportunities for growth, and i'm not talking about tax increases, but getting jobs back, that would bring more revenue back into the country. something simple is to approve the keystone pipeline, which would provide more jobs....
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if it's not a staffing problem and we know that the pentagon and the v.a. is not affected by the sequester then it has to be a funding issue. if the blame doesn't fall on the head of benefits, allison hickey or fall on the president or does it fall on a previous administration that sent all these troops to war. who do we place the blame and how do we start to fix it? >> well, you have to understand that v.a. has and was underfunded under the previous administration for eight years. each year you look at the funding under secretary nicholson, and the funding actually went down even though we were at war. >> john: amazing. >> secretary shenseki has asked for, and rather secretary shenseki has asked for and gotten increased funding every year. my guess is that he's not asking for enough funding. that's one issue. automation is another issue. the claims process for up until about two years ago was mostly a manual process, a paper process. it's just in the last few years that a true automation process has come into existence. the veteran's benefits management sy
if it's not a staffing problem and we know that the pentagon and the v.a. is not affected by the sequester then it has to be a funding issue. if the blame doesn't fall on the head of benefits, allison hickey or fall on the president or does it fall on a previous administration that sent all these troops to war. who do we place the blame and how do we start to fix it? >> well, you have to understand that v.a. has and was underfunded under the previous administration for eight years. each...
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when i came to the pentagon, there were 492 recommendations in place. many of them dealt with mistreatment of detainees. 2006, ild also note by think we have prosecuted any number of soldiers, sailors, airmen or marines in the military court for detainee of use. a couple were for homicide. there was an ongoing legal process of a criminal nature for those who perpetrated the crimes. let me segue to the second part of your question about prosecuting of high government officials. the obama administration, when they came to office, took a look at specifically the cia's interpretation program and whether the legal advice provided to those running the orgram violated the law referral to the bars and they decided, although it was regretful and mistaken, that there were no crimes. you think the time for, as are suggesting, criminal accountability before the criminal court has passed. but i think that is with the state of play is. diana in massachusetts. diana, you are on the washington journal. caller: good morning charles and peter. i wanted to go back to the
when i came to the pentagon, there were 492 recommendations in place. many of them dealt with mistreatment of detainees. 2006, ild also note by think we have prosecuted any number of soldiers, sailors, airmen or marines in the military court for detainee of use. a couple were for homicide. there was an ongoing legal process of a criminal nature for those who perpetrated the crimes. let me segue to the second part of your question about prosecuting of high government officials. the obama...
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host: if you do not cut from the pentagon, where does the money come from? guest: well, twofold when you try to balance the budget. i used to teach home economics. you can decrease spending or increase revenue. first and foremost, if we could put some revenue-enhancing opportunities for growth, and i'm not talking about tax increases, but getting jobs back, that would bring more revenue back into the country. something simple is to approve the keystone pipeline, which would provide more jobs. if we could provide more certainty for job creators, i know businesses would grow. he would hire. a part of that is to have certainty about our health care intem, which right now is major turmoil. employers do not know what to expect from the president's health care plan and their implications, so they are not hiring and they are laying off workers. if we could get that right, that would make a huge difference for our economy. the other thing is to spend wisely. budget,60% of the mandatory spending categories, and that is driving up the budget. it is time to be smart an
host: if you do not cut from the pentagon, where does the money come from? guest: well, twofold when you try to balance the budget. i used to teach home economics. you can decrease spending or increase revenue. first and foremost, if we could put some revenue-enhancing opportunities for growth, and i'm not talking about tax increases, but getting jobs back, that would bring more revenue back into the country. something simple is to approve the keystone pipeline, which would provide more jobs....
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we'll learn more when the speech happens and tomorrow night on the show we'll have the pentagon's former general counsel during president obama's first term, jay johnson, will be our guest tomorrow to discuss that big news and talk about the president's big speech on these matters might mean. >>> right now these stories all of the other stories in the country are understandably all on the back burner in favor of continued focus on what's still under way right now in oklahoma and continuing response at this hour and to just the unimaginably large tornado that hit oklahoma city yesterday afternoon. we're going to have the latest from the rescue efforts coming up right after this. >>> we will have more from oklahoma ahead. before we do that, one other story worth keeping an eye on now that is the ongoing still unfolding drama surrounding the irs. these are tea party protesters today at the irs office in philadelphia. tea party group said they would protest at irs offices all over the country today, but local coverage of whether or not the protests actually happened does seem to be sparce. t
we'll learn more when the speech happens and tomorrow night on the show we'll have the pentagon's former general counsel during president obama's first term, jay johnson, will be our guest tomorrow to discuss that big news and talk about the president's big speech on these matters might mean. >>> right now these stories all of the other stories in the country are understandably all on the back burner in favor of continued focus on what's still under way right now in oklahoma and...
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around the sequester and how the pentagon budget is going to proceed not only over this next year but over the next few years. what's it going to mean between congress and the pentagon once chuck hagel's in charge after they made him go through this? >> well, if the president thought that by having a republican in the cabinet at the pentagon he was going to buy any kind of loyalty or relationship with republican senators, he can think again about that. because this simply isn't happening. chuck hagel is not going to have relationships with the people who have just humiliated him to this degree. secondly, he was weak eened by s own poor performance. and whether he was playing rope-a-dope and this was a deliberate tactic, as they say, to not pick a fight and get into an argument in a public forum with john mccain and the others on the committee that he would then have to work with, he didn't fight back enough claire mccaskill and other democrats, claire you saw on our show and others saying look, he clearly is better at asking questions than answering questions but still came strongly t
around the sequester and how the pentagon budget is going to proceed not only over this next year but over the next few years. what's it going to mean between congress and the pentagon once chuck hagel's in charge after they made him go through this? >> well, if the president thought that by having a republican in the cabinet at the pentagon he was going to buy any kind of loyalty or relationship with republican senators, he can think again about that. because this simply isn't happening....
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atneed to make real changes the pentagon. you have people who are authorizing this who do not want real changes. they like the status quo. ella onat are. -- twitter. i do not always agree with him but i know he would be a great president. any interest? frustration is high enough. it is time for me to go home before i get in real trouble. i have done and been where i am going to be. host: senator coburn's fourth wastebook. you can see that on his website, coburn.senate.gov. you can look through that report of about 100 different examples of waste and unnecessary spending by the government. ken from georgia on our line for republicans. glad tosenator coburn, see you on the program. i have seen you on the other discussingn fox, your latest addition of government waste. -- edition of government waste. as you mentioned, i was just watching a program where there is a move afoot to have an amending constitutional convention of where the states' legislatures have to put forth the idea of amending the constitution. this would be to ge
atneed to make real changes the pentagon. you have people who are authorizing this who do not want real changes. they like the status quo. ella onat are. -- twitter. i do not always agree with him but i know he would be a great president. any interest? frustration is high enough. it is time for me to go home before i get in real trouble. i have done and been where i am going to be. host: senator coburn's fourth wastebook. you can see that on his website, coburn.senate.gov. you can look through...
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that's justed pentagon. -- just the pentagon. i was actually studying the data of these letters coming in from across the country. what apparently seems to be happening my guess is people here are writing letters and sending a link to their family members in other parts of the country. that's a good way to get the message out as well. >> exactly. >> thanks, jess. >> let us know what you think. >>> the 495 express lanes are supposed to move traffic better in virginia, right? are you using them? monika will have the results of a new survey when we come back. >> plus, how wrpd has the latest -- howard has the latest on this blustery 23 years on the job, been exposed to a lot of human nature. there's a time and a place for flexing your muscles and pumping your chest; this ain't it. >>> welcome back. 6:45. it's going to abnice looking day. just a cold, windy day as temperatures only get to the mid-30s by noon. upper 30s. the lucky ones will get to 40 but still not going to feel like it with gusts 30 miles an hour at times. going to fe
that's justed pentagon. -- just the pentagon. i was actually studying the data of these letters coming in from across the country. what apparently seems to be happening my guess is people here are writing letters and sending a link to their family members in other parts of the country. that's a good way to get the message out as well. >> exactly. >> thanks, jess. >> let us know what you think. >>> the 495 express lanes are supposed to move traffic better in virginia,...
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that translates into an 8% cut in pentagon funding. most domestic agencies will have to cut at least 5% from their ledgers. medicare itself won't get cut but doctors who see medicare patients will see their reimbursements trimmed by 2%. and there are many programs for the needy that will get cut back, like home heating assistance and unemployment insurance. but some democrats like arizona's raul grijalva see a silver lining. they got the big defense cuts they've been wanting for decades. so you think there is a lot of money being wasted right now? >> there are excesses everywhere you look. this requires the pentagon to examine itself and in the process of that examination come up with savings and make a military force that's up to the 21st century and i think that will be a good thing for america. >> reporter: many republicans see partial victory, too, the sequester may not be perfect they say, but at least it cuts spending. missouri's roy blunt. >> if you listen to the administration you'd assume it's the last day it's safe to go outs
that translates into an 8% cut in pentagon funding. most domestic agencies will have to cut at least 5% from their ledgers. medicare itself won't get cut but doctors who see medicare patients will see their reimbursements trimmed by 2%. and there are many programs for the needy that will get cut back, like home heating assistance and unemployment insurance. but some democrats like arizona's raul grijalva see a silver lining. they got the big defense cuts they've been wanting for decades. so you...
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the pentagon ordered most of civilian employees back to work next week. the house passed a bill to give workers backpay once they return to work. there is still the issue of when will be shut down and. >> no good ideas about that. 350 thousand civilian military employees can get back to work next week. they will be back paid. that is where the good news ends. tong the pay of military act -- approved before the shutdown, we're bringing back as many employees as possible starting next week. >> they need the money. there are families involved here. it is important. >> i'm happy to see the defense department is deciding this is a priority. vote, the house workers evening retroactive pay. it is the only thing both sides agree on. they are far apart when it comes to passing a spending bill. very simple.on is it is delay the individual mandate. we are funding this government. deal withould be no republicans over the affordable care act. >> stop the farce. in the shutdown now. the american people do not get to demand a ransom for doing their job. neither does con
the pentagon ordered most of civilian employees back to work next week. the house passed a bill to give workers backpay once they return to work. there is still the issue of when will be shut down and. >> no good ideas about that. 350 thousand civilian military employees can get back to work next week. they will be back paid. that is where the good news ends. tong the pay of military act -- approved before the shutdown, we're bringing back as many employees as possible starting next week....
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tonight we learn from the pentagon a sequestration could affect the
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we'll learn more when the speech happens and tomorrow night on the show we'll have the pentagon's former general counsel during president obama's first term, jay johnson, will be our guest tomorrow to discuss that big news and talk about the president's big speech on these matters might mean. >>> right now these stories all of the other stories in the country are understandably all on the back burner in favor of continued focus on what's still under way right now in oklahoma and continuing response at this hour and to just the unimaginably large tornado that hit oklahoma city yesterday afternoon. we're going to have the latest from the rescue efforts coming up right after this. every food . so i can't afford to have germy surfaces. but after one day's use, dishcloths can redeposit millions of germs. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to a fresh sheet of new bounty duratowel. look! a fresh sheet of bounty duratowel leaves this surface cleaner than a germy dishcloth, as this black light reveals. it's durable, cloth-like and it's 3 times cleaner. so ditch your dishcloth and switch to new bo
we'll learn more when the speech happens and tomorrow night on the show we'll have the pentagon's former general counsel during president obama's first term, jay johnson, will be our guest tomorrow to discuss that big news and talk about the president's big speech on these matters might mean. >>> right now these stories all of the other stories in the country are understandably all on the back burner in favor of continued focus on what's still under way right now in oklahoma and...
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kerry also calling on congress to prevent what he calls senseless spending cuts and not just at the pentagon. today secretary kerry gave his first big speech since taking office and james rosen is live at the state department tonight to fill us in on this. what did he say today? >> good evening. this speech was given in advance of secretary kerry's first overseas travel which will be upcoming in a few days. speaking at the university of virginia, secretary kerry emphasized the degree to which america's foreign policy is governed by her economic well-being and said the current budget battle should not cause americans to make bad choices about foreign aid or investment abroad. >> it's not just about whether we'll be compelled to send our troops to another battle, but whether we'll be able to send our graduates into a thriving work force. that's why i'm here today. >> and in making the point that globalization is here to stay, kerry said seven of the ten fastest growing countries in the world are located on the continent of africa, bill. >> bill: james, you mentioned secretary kerry is hitting
kerry also calling on congress to prevent what he calls senseless spending cuts and not just at the pentagon. today secretary kerry gave his first big speech since taking office and james rosen is live at the state department tonight to fill us in on this. what did he say today? >> good evening. this speech was given in advance of secretary kerry's first overseas travel which will be upcoming in a few days. speaking at the university of virginia, secretary kerry emphasized the degree to...
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saving the pentagon from cuts. the pentagon saying we welcome it, but we are going to need more spending. ed.sachusetts, high,, caller: they need to kick that bill back. have they until they unemployment fees attached to it. there are people out here dying that they are not thinking about. and have their christmas vacation, that is nice, that is wonderful. people are trying to survive. their up and join -- enjoying their vacation. they need to kick that back and have that piece attached. also, maybe another piece attached to that bill, that allows us to impeach some senators when they are not doing anything. let me share you the opinion of the major newspapers in washington. the editorial for the washington post this morning says this -- a flawed budget deal is better than no deal at all. they are saying that it is an achievement that one exists at all. the new york times this morning, they weigh in as well saying budget is the minimalist deal. democrats reduce the sequester, but republicans are -- austerity still
saving the pentagon from cuts. the pentagon saying we welcome it, but we are going to need more spending. ed.sachusetts, high,, caller: they need to kick that bill back. have they until they unemployment fees attached to it. there are people out here dying that they are not thinking about. and have their christmas vacation, that is nice, that is wonderful. people are trying to survive. their up and join -- enjoying their vacation. they need to kick that back and have that piece attached. also,...
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if you're a civilian worker in the pentagon, any place in the country, you're going to face furloughs of one day a week, which means a 20% pay cut. so this could have a real impact. i don't think the markets will like it. less for its overall impact on the economy than just what it continues to say about the inability of washington to solve any problem. >> and who are you going to hash that out this weekend? >> we're going to be talking about sequestration with two top senators about whether there's any possibility for a last-minute solution to this thing. i don't think there is, but we'll be asking republican tom coburn and democrat claire mchaskell. and the governs are in town, scott walker of wisconsin of the collective bargaining public workers union fame, and jack marquell, the governor of delaware. we'll have to ask about joe biden's comments that, biden should get a shot gun and if there's an intruder, start blasting away from their balcony. turns out that's against the law. >> that airs right here at 9:00 a.m. see you this weekend. >> thanks, brian. >>> coming up next, looking
if you're a civilian worker in the pentagon, any place in the country, you're going to face furloughs of one day a week, which means a 20% pay cut. so this could have a real impact. i don't think the markets will like it. less for its overall impact on the economy than just what it continues to say about the inability of washington to solve any problem. >> and who are you going to hash that out this weekend? >> we're going to be talking about sequestration with two top senators...
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this is congress trying to take the lead to determine how the pentagon should deal with assaults, both now and in the future. a top former military official described the reaction to sexual assault in the military in the past as a climate of acceptance. members of congress are apparently doing the same thing. >> they have to work on the culture. >> we have their attention now and when you take advantage of it. >> today they introduced a bill that would mandate a dishonorable discharge for any service member convicted of rape or sexual assault. after the initial complaint, it would allow a commander to relocate the suspect away from the victim. >> never again will we have a victim of sexual assault having to salute their assaulter. if you commit a sexual assault, the message is clear, you are out. >> this comes after a series of high-profile incidents, from the officer in charge of air force sexual assault revenge and charged with fondling a woman arlington, to a sergeant accused of a peeping tom at west point. a recent report indicated as many as 26,000 reports of sexual assault in the
this is congress trying to take the lead to determine how the pentagon should deal with assaults, both now and in the future. a top former military official described the reaction to sexual assault in the military in the past as a climate of acceptance. members of congress are apparently doing the same thing. >> they have to work on the culture. >> we have their attention now and when you take advantage of it. >> today they introduced a bill that would mandate a dishonorable...
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but it's not only the pentagon that will be hit hit. jobs could be lost even as far down as local businesses surrounding the pentagon. so in the d.c. maryland, virginia area there could be a significant impact on the local economy. >> michael: you know, as i listen to you say these things i think about the fact that chuck hagel fought so hard for this job, and i can't imagine who would want this job. does this defense budget that he's going to walk into need any major overall now that the wars in iraq and afghanistan are winding down and the president has cited cybersecurity as a new priority? >> absolutely. that's chuck hagel's first line of business. that's the first thing he'll have to do when he wakes up in the morning deal with sequester. as the troops come back from afghanistan the pentagon budget was going to be decreased already. but sequester cuts are significant on top of that. >> michael: and do you expect hagel, and we all expect him to pare down the defense budget. how do you expect him to do it? here is a guy with a histor
but it's not only the pentagon that will be hit hit. jobs could be lost even as far down as local businesses surrounding the pentagon. so in the d.c. maryland, virginia area there could be a significant impact on the local economy. >> michael: you know, as i listen to you say these things i think about the fact that chuck hagel fought so hard for this job, and i can't imagine who would want this job. does this defense budget that he's going to walk into need any major overall now that the...
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a 395 coming northbound from thh pentagon crossing over to the 14th street bridge. your lanes are open. light traffic volume northbound on 95, landover 202, traffic iss flowing freely between 50 and50d the wilson bridge. that's a check of fox 5 on time traffic. tr of. >> all right, julie, thanks.th >>> this morning a suspect innis the shooting death of a d.c. cabdriver will appear in court. >> that driver was killed earlyy yesterday morning after pickingr up two menni in his cab. cab. melanie alnwick is live outside of the courthouse with more now. developments from your story yesterday at this time, goodtimd morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. yes, we're learning more about this cabdriver, but first aboutt the suspect, 32-year-ol 32-yearo been charged with murder, felono assault on a police officer, and his companion in the cab, iscab, being held on a probation violation. the co-workers of the cabdriver said the sad irony here is that despite the danger, he is the te kind of phi who woul guy who wok anybody who needed a ride. james okoroh raised five child
a 395 coming northbound from thh pentagon crossing over to the 14th street bridge. your lanes are open. light traffic volume northbound on 95, landover 202, traffic iss flowing freely between 50 and50d the wilson bridge. that's a check of fox 5 on time traffic. tr of. >> all right, julie, thanks.th >>> this morning a suspect innis the shooting death of a d.c. cabdriver will appear in court. >> that driver was killed earlyy yesterday morning after pickingr up two menni in...
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when it is at the pentagon there is a whole group of actors who will be notified. that's a very good thing. i can tell you, john brennan is the director of cia does not want to continue to hold an armed predator, an armed reaper as one of his responsibilities. that should be the d.o.d. and the reason why jonathan is because of how the threat has evolved. >> all right, great to have both your perspectives. straight ahead, another afternoon of severe storms. a new group of americans are in the path. but there is good news coming out of this week of wild weather. we'll be happy to bring that to you next. ♪ before tori was taking her kids to lunch in her new volkswagen... before her passat had passed 30 different inspection tests, and before several thousand tennesseans discovered new jobs on volkswagen drive, their cfo and our banker met for lunch. together, we worked with a team that helped finance construction of the world's first leed platinum auto manufacturing plant. that's the impact of global connections. that's bank of america. ♪ there you go. come on, let
when it is at the pentagon there is a whole group of actors who will be notified. that's a very good thing. i can tell you, john brennan is the director of cia does not want to continue to hold an armed predator, an armed reaper as one of his responsibilities. that should be the d.o.d. and the reason why jonathan is because of how the threat has evolved. >> all right, great to have both your perspectives. straight ahead, another afternoon of severe storms. a new group of americans are in...
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we'll learn more when the speech happens and tomorrow night on the show we'll have the pentagon's former general counsel during president obama's first term, jay johnson, will be our guest tomorrow to discuss that big news and talk about the president's big speech on these matters might mean. >>> right now these stories all of the other stories in the country are understandably all on the back burner in favor of continued focus on what's still under way right now in oklahoma and continuing response at this hour and to just the unimaginably large tornado that hit oklahoma city yesterday afternoon. we're going to have the latest from the rescue efforts coming up right after this. and do you know your... blood type? a or b positive?? have you eaten today? i had some lebanese food for lunch. i love the lebanese. i... i'm not sure. enough of the formalities... lets get started shall we? jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dracula volunteering at a blood drive. we have cookies... get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen pe
we'll learn more when the speech happens and tomorrow night on the show we'll have the pentagon's former general counsel during president obama's first term, jay johnson, will be our guest tomorrow to discuss that big news and talk about the president's big speech on these matters might mean. >>> right now these stories all of the other stories in the country are understandably all on the back burner in favor of continued focus on what's still under way right now in oklahoma and...
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. >> recent pentagon report estimated up to 26,000 service members were sexually assaulted last year. and there have been other high-profile incidents. perhaps none more so then a couple weeks ago in crystal city. zands down i would say the most shocking. >> air force lieutenant colonel jeffrey krasinski, in charge of the sexual assault prevention unit was charged with groping a woman on 23rd street south. despite all of the negative press, many say the vast majority of the military is still serving with honor. >> just problems they should probably start working on, bringing things to light. i totally am 100% behind the military. >> these west point secret videotaping accusations came on the same day that the house of representatives, panel there, met about sexual assault issues in the military. the members of that panel voted to move forward a measure that would sprept commanding officers frbing able to throw out court marshal convictions for rape and assault. live in the satellite center, abc 7 news. >> tom, thank you for that. tonight we're learning new information on a bloody, sho
. >> recent pentagon report estimated up to 26,000 service members were sexually assaulted last year. and there have been other high-profile incidents. perhaps none more so then a couple weeks ago in crystal city. zands down i would say the most shocking. >> air force lieutenant colonel jeffrey krasinski, in charge of the sexual assault prevention unit was charged with groping a woman on 23rd street south. despite all of the negative press, many say the vast majority of the military...
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the warning was aimed at defense department workers at the pentagon and around the world. secretary panetta sent them a written message, as he left for a nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. in it, he said there are limited options for coping with the looming across-the-board cuts. and, he said: >> on our civilians it will be catastrophic. >> woodruff: within hours, top pentagon officials were out, saying employees could lose one day of work per week for 22 weeks. civilians will experience a 20 percent decrease in their pay between late april and september. as a result, many families will be forced to make difficult decisions on where their financial obligations lie. >> reporter: the furloughs could start in late april and save roughly $5 billion. uniformed personnel at war would be exempt, but in a letter to congress, panetta wrote that the spending cuts will slow training and the procurement of weapons. the result, he said, will be a hollow force. the nation's top military leader had said as much last week at a senate hearing on the automatic cuts. chair of the jo
the warning was aimed at defense department workers at the pentagon and around the world. secretary panetta sent them a written message, as he left for a nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. in it, he said there are limited options for coping with the looming across-the-board cuts. and, he said: >> on our civilians it will be catastrophic. >> woodruff: within hours, top pentagon officials were out, saying employees could lose one day of work per week for 22 weeks. civilians...
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pentagon personnel. breaking news -- american airlines and us airways have completed their merger. they are now ranked as the world's biggest airline. willmerican airlines name live on while us airways will disappear. the merger survived a challenge from the government and criticism from groups who feared it would lead to higher prices. personnel changes in the administration. today is the last day for bruce president biden's chief of staff. he will have the broad foundation. succeeds bruce reed tomorrow. the senate is expected to clear a house passed ill extending for 10 years a ban on entirely plastic ones. also members will resume consideration of the 2014 defense funding bill and vote on the confirmation of patricia and the vote will be the first test of how republicans respond to the democratic changes in filibuster rules. watch live senate coverage on c- span2 at 2:00 p.m. eastern time, or you can listen today live on c-span radio. white house coverage on c-span at noon. those are the latest headli
pentagon personnel. breaking news -- american airlines and us airways have completed their merger. they are now ranked as the world's biggest airline. willmerican airlines name live on while us airways will disappear. the merger survived a challenge from the government and criticism from groups who feared it would lead to higher prices. personnel changes in the administration. today is the last day for bruce president biden's chief of staff. he will have the broad foundation. succeeds bruce...
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as noted, comptroller of the pentagon today. one of the top officials, eadviser to the secretary of defense in all matters financial, not only in terms of building budgets and trying to execute them and execute efficiencies and reforms within the defense budget. bob has a long career in national security. he was navy officer at the beginning of his career. he worked for the center for naval analysises, worked for the logistics institute and he was my boss to congressional budget office during the period -- well, for a number of years, but including during the period when the berlin wall has just come down and we are were building a post-colored -- post cold war military. bob was the comptroller of the air force during the clinton administration and has also been the executive director of the american society of military comptrollers so join me in welcome us one of my favorite defense budget experts, robert hale. [applause] >> good morning. how is everybody doing? good. listen, i'm glad to be here, for a number of ropes. one of t
as noted, comptroller of the pentagon today. one of the top officials, eadviser to the secretary of defense in all matters financial, not only in terms of building budgets and trying to execute them and execute efficiencies and reforms within the defense budget. bob has a long career in national security. he was navy officer at the beginning of his career. he worked for the center for naval analysises, worked for the logistics institute and he was my boss to congressional budget office during...